Karen Milde, Reframe Marketing, Vancouver, BC, CYBF Mentor, www.reframemarketing.com In my experience both as a mentor and a mentee, I have found that a formal relationship between the two parties helps them both parties achieve their goals. The mentee is encouraged to set goals and achieve them within the time that he or she is [...]
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Mentors mean business
Ellis Orlan, BA, CPA, SF Partnership LLP, eorlan@sfgroup.ca, Toronto, ON, CYBF Mentor Mentoring is an invaluable experience for both the mentor and mentee. A mentor is someone with more entrepreneurial business experience then the mentee, who serves as a trusted advisor and confidante over an extended period of time, typically free of charge. For the mentor, [...]
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Simona’s mentor is a source of inspiration
Simona Voinic is a mother of two and the founder of Toronto-based Firefly Kids Lighting, an online company providing safe, quality children’s lighting at affordable prices. Simona has only been working with her CYBF mentor Suzanne Letourneau for four months now but already, Suzanne has been a tremendous resource and inspiration. Simona has learned these [...]
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My top 10 mentor wish list (in no particular order)…and the reasons why
Jean Chow, Business Coach & Strategist, www.msbizwiz.com, @MsBizWiz, Toronto, ON, CYBF Mentor 1. Howard Schultz, Founder and CEO, Starbucks – United States To learn a flair for marketing and the ability to turn business around successfully 2. The Dalai Lama, Spiritual Leader – Tibet To learn to live and laugh boisterously in life 3. Kim [...]
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Making the most of your mentoring relationship
Dr. Wael Badawy, P.Eng., IntelliView Technologies Inc., CA, and Umm Al Qura University, KSA – Calgary, AB, CYBF Mentor Mentoring relationships can formal or informal, and often between a younger and an older, more experienced person. The roles of mentors vary greatly depending on the type of business, the structure of the relationship and the participants [...]
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